Text & Document Formatting

The
most popular and commonly used document formatting system on CSE systems
is LaTeX (pronounced La-Tech.) The LaTeX language is a macro package
used for text formatting and typesetting. A LaTeX file must have the
extension .tex (for example, <file name>.tex). To translate
a LaTeX file into a dvi file, use the command latex <file name>.tex.
The LaTeX command will create the file <file name>.dvi
(as well as a few others).

The command dvips -o
<file name>.ps <file name>.dviconverts
the dvi file to the PostScript file <file name>.ps.
PostScript files can be printed out on most department printers using
the commmand lpr -P<printer name> <file name>.ps.

Since there is a quota imposed on the number
of pages each user can print, it is highly recommended that one of
the following commands is used to preview each document until the
final version is ready for printing.

gv
and pageviewTo
preview a PostScript file use either of the commands:gv <file name>orpageview <file name>.

The commands bibtex and slitex may also be of
use to you; for more information, see their respective manual pages.

More
information on the LaTeX document preparation system is best sought
by buying a LaTeX guide, one of which is: LaTeX - A Document Prepartion
System, by Leslie Lamport, published by Addison-Wesley, ISBN No. 0-201-15790-X.